Minnesota Air Photos - FSA, USDA: 2003-04

Through the National Agricultural Imagery Program (NAIP), the Farm Service Agency collects
color imagery used to monitor U.S. Department of Agriculture farm
programs.
Other organizations and citizens use NAIP photos for countless other
applications.

2003-04 NAIP orthophotos

Most of Minnesota was flown in Summer 2003 at 1-meter resolution. Some parts of the state, primarily areas in Lake
and Cook counties in the northeast, could not be photographed in 2003 due to poor weather conditions or
other factors; these areas were filled using 2004 imagery. See a
list or
map of the areas filled with 2004
imagery, and see data set documentation.

View or Download Photos

Web mapping servicesView the photos directly using
GIS software without needing to download them.
NAIP web mapping services are available from several websites:

Order Original GeoTIFF Files

FSA's Aerial Photography Field Office
distributes the original uncompressed GeoTIFF quarter-quadrangle files. Each GeoTIFF file
is in its native UTM Zone (14, 15 or 16). The cost depends on the
number of GeoTIFF files ordered. Note: each GeoTIFF quarter-quad is approximately
140 megabytes in size, bringing the total size for Minnesota's NAIP2003
photos to nearly a terabyte!

Credits

The 2003 imagery is available thanks to an agreement, coordinated by LMIC
(now MnGeo)
and funded by the Minnesota Departments of Transportation, Natural
Resources and the Pollution Control Agency, that leveraged $250,000 in state
funds to acquire orthophotos that cost almost $2 million to produce. FSA,
which normally obtains photos only for agricultural areas, also received
contributions from the U.S. Forest Service and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service to extend flight coverage to the entire state.

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